Politics -

108368095 17903471981790347196 48601422668 1080pnbcnews

Trump, Xi wrap state visit spectacle over substance. Takeaways

TazaPulseSeptember 26, 2026

Chinese leader Xi Jinping ended his first formal trip to Washington in 11 years Friday, capping a highly anticipated state visit with President Donald Trump that saw three days of bonhomie and pageantry but delivered few concrete agreements. Trump gave Xi a rare airport tarmac greeting, the two leaders enjoyed a splashy state dinner and...

108295288 1776860797794 gettyimages 2271913311 VA Redistricting Vote

Supreme Court restores Trump’s mass voter verification system

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court revived on Friday an expanded immigration database that President Donald Trump’s administration said aims to combat voting by noncitizens but critics contend could disenfranchise eligible voters. The justices granted the Justice Department’s request to block a judge’s order that had stopped state officials from using Social Security numbers and other information...

Op Drishti: AFMS conducts 220 eye surgeries in underground OT at shelling-prone zone along LoC | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

Most interventions were cataract surgeries, along with selective retinal procedures and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery. NEW DELHI: Over 220 sight-restoring surgeries were conducted by Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) surgeons during the 10th edition of first-of-its-kind mega eye surgical camp, held under Operation Drishti, at an underground operation theatre in a shelling-prone zone at Tangdhar...

the election commission has issued just one statement since the report came out

Unease within NDA over EC-SIR row? Three BJP allies seek poll body clarification as opposition keeps up pressure | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

NEW DELHI: Unease within the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over a media report concerning Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar surfaced on Friday, with three BJP allies urging the Election Commission of India (ECI) to issue a clearer response.Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Chirag Paswan was the first NDA ally to...

Watch: PM Modi grooves at a ‘bhajan clubbing’ event in Delhi | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

The Prime Minister has supported the concept in various statements over the year NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended on Friday attended a ‘Bhajan Clubbing’ at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Park in Delhi, on the occasion of Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya’s 110th birth anniversary.The Prime Minister can be seen listening to the...

‘Gyanesh Kumar deserves at least Padma Bhushan’: Bengal BJP chief backs CEC | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

Bengal BJP chief backs Gyanesh Kumar, says he deserves ‘at least Padma Bhushan’ NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya has come out strongly in support of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar amid a growing Congress-led campaign against him. Bhattacharya said that Kumar deserves “at the very least, the Padma Bhushan” for overseeing peaceful...

108368034 17903408071790340802 48599812197 1080pnbcnews

Details on U.S.-China trade negotiations coming Monday, USTR Greer says

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC on Friday that the U.S. and China have reached agreements covering a subset of goods the two countries can trade on more favorable terms, marking fresh progress in negotiations between the world’s two largest economies. “We’ve actually reached agreement with the Chinese on a number of these things,”...

108364961 1789745519078 gettyimages 2295283241 tbdc 2474

Which incumbents have biggest cash advantage in tightest House races

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

Voters cast their ballots inside the Arlington County Courthouse in Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 18, 2026. Tom Brenner | Getty Images The most competitive races for control of the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm election may be toss-ups on the political map. But in the most fiercely contested districts, one candidate often holds a...

108364335 1789647767748 US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh Holds Press C 2295666677 Getty

Warsh’s Fed regime change is moving ahead, and meeting resistance

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

Chairman Kevin Warsh likes to measure his tenure as Federal Reserve chairman in days, and 127 days in, his promise of regime change is taking shape. He’s moving fast on some easy and very visible items directly in his control but is constrained from making bigger changes by the state of the economy and by...

bhagwant mann and amrinder singh warring r

‘Corruption under CM’s nose in Punjab’: Congress questions why ED acted before elections | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 25, 2026

Warring questions ED’s election-time action NEW DELHI: Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday questioned the Enforcement Directorate‘s timing in carrying out searches in the state, alleging that corruption had taken place in several departments under the “chief minister’s nose”.Warring said alleged corruption in Punjab must be investigated, but questioned why central agencies...